diff --git a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
index 3ebf08607b8..d936add44de 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	x86_64*|ppc64*) build_options_default="java" ;;
 	armv[56]*) broken="untested" ;;
 esac
+nocross="let the native build unstage first"
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default+=" firebird"